The husband's son-in-law

The building of the school is square and symmetrical. Entering the gate is a screen wall, which is divided into left and right corridors. However, the building is much more spacious. It is different from the courtyards in Beijing, and it is even more grand. The screen wall is a bare wall without any carved beams and pillars. Will be engraved on the wall of honor.

In the middle is a large playground, a playground with compacted soil. The track is 400 meters long, and there are classrooms on the left and right sides. The male classrooms are on the left, and the girls are on the right. There are about twenty classrooms on each side— ——The original design was to cover the big but not the small.

Anyway, the land does not cost money, and building a house is a labor and material money.

The left and right rooms next to the gate are made into toilets.

The more than ten large classrooms in the middle are naturally the library, the teacher's office, and the technical classroom. The dormitory is a small concave courtyard with a cover on the side behind the office. There are two rows of dormitories on the left and right sides, and the cafeteria and shower room in the middle. .

Drainage is drainage by ditches, bamboo tubes and clay pots according to the situation.

On the other side is a piece of farmland, about a few acres of land, and not far from it is a natural lake. Today, there are green and tender weeds and wild flowers growing on the land, which is quite wild.

When Du Ruoyong came here for the first time, he felt that the layout was similar to Beijing, but it was different everywhere. He was accompanied by three other teachers who would be on duty here in the future.

Among the four, Liang Jinshi was half a head taller, and the other three were headed by Liang Jinshi.So is Du Ruoyong.

"I thought it was mixed together, but now I see it is just right." Bai Juren said.

The others nodded, stroked their beards and said yes.

After checking the working environment, the four of them were all satisfied. They just sat in the chairs in the office and became silent for a while—the school was really opened, and it was really a mixed school. The place is circled.

"Liang Jinshi, how do you think you should teach?" Bai Juren said in a daze.

I personally feel that the school will start soon and teach students to read, and this will feel real.Although he is ignorant and inexperienced, Bai Juren has never regretted coming here to teach.

Liang Jinshi: "To be honest, everyone, I don't know either."

"Ziqing is a shocking move. There has never been a school like this before." Chen Juren said.

Liang Jinshi looked admiringly, nodded and replied: "Yes, dare to be the first."

Du Ruoyong opened a private school, unlike the other three who went to teach in government schools. At this time, seeing that everyone was at a loss, he said, "If you don't mind, I will ask you to say something."

"Du Juren, please speak." Liang Jinshi said first.

Du Ruoyong then said, "Since Mr. Gu has established this mixed school, it will teach people equally, and some girls may be more biased. Compared with the enlightenment of the imperial examination, the teaching is a little looser, mostly teaching some characters. , understand the principles of life, distinguish right from wrong..."

The more people listen, the more they feel right.

Girls don't need to take the imperial examination, so they don't need to be too strict.

Liang Jinshi stood up and cupped his hands, "Du Juren's words are to the point."

"You're welcome."

At this time, they probably had a score in their hearts. The four of them turned around and thought about the textbooks they were teaching.The four of them approached closely, talking and discussing. Others saw it and were very curious. Sometimes they even asked when they met.

"When will school start?"

"Is there really a female brother going there?"

The Jinshi who asked the question thought that even if there is such a school, parents who are brothers and sisters of their children will certainly not send their children there. Mixing men and women to study at school is always a hindrance to innocence.

Unexpectedly, in the end, there were more students who went to the school to sign up than the government school.

In one week, the school enrolled 320 four students, the oldest was 16 years old, and the youngest was eight years old.Most of them are women and brothers from inside and outside Zhaozhou City, and there are only 39 men.

It's nothing more than that there are so few men, and the poor farmers don't want to send over the one tael of silver alone, while others think that instead of spending one tael of silver, it's better to bite the bullet and send two taels of silver to the government school Go, anyway, after reading it, you can become an official, and if you send it to school, you will be famous for it?

If you think more like this, there will be fewer men.

But government schools don’t say two taels of silver a year, and then it’s four taels of silver, and they have to buy pens, inks, papers and inkstones, which persuades many ordinary people to leave their homes.

A total of 110 people entered the official school, all of whom were sent by young people. The merchants in Zhaozhou City, the children of the gentry and lords in the five prefectures and counties below, and none of the peasants.

Gu Zhao had already guessed this kind of situation, so he could only comfort himself, education is impossible to reach the sky in one step, in a few years, Zhaozhou's economy will improve, and the people will be able to save a lot of money, and their vision will be opened, and they will know how to send their children to school important.

Things are fine now.

Time is in a hurry, and it is the end of March in a blink of an eye.

It was time for Li Zhouzhou to go to Tangzhou to deliver glass products, because the silk linen dyeing problem had not been resolved for a long time, and the goods would be held up for a while. Li Zhouzhou was anxious, but his face was steady, and only he was steady. Only then can the shareholders of other silk and linen factories rest assured.

It is indeed so.

It has been such a long time since the vigorous construction started years ago. There are already a few people who are anxious, their mouths are blistered and angry, and they think they might as well dye it a dark color. Why do they spend so much effort?Anyway, with the addition of hemp, it is impossible to sell two or two handfuls of a piece of cloth?

Why so fine?

But Boss Li didn't open his mouth to disagree, and the others could only be in a hurry. Fortunately, ten literati arrived in Zhaozhou City at this time, and the school and government school were opened. Compared with that business, the children at home went to school to find a good future. Matters are naturally the top priority, don't let the business go for a while, don't be in a hurry.

Some even thought, if the descendants of his family can win the imperial examination and become an official, and his family still does business, why not give the mixed silk and hemp factory to Boss Li?

The little bit of unhappiness and impatience that had just arisen disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The anxiety subsided, and seeing that Boss Li was not in a hurry, and everything was still as usual, everyone thought, could it be that Boss Li found a solution?

Immediately calm down a lot, for now, I can only trust Boss Li.

Li Zhouzhou was going to set off this time, so he was familiar with the road, a car full of glass dowry, and the emerald gifted by the Chen family. Boss Chen sent his two sons to go with him, and personally brought them to the house, saying bluntly: "If you are on the way If there is anything, Boss Li can arrange it with confidence, Oro Shiro will be a pawn for you."

"Boss Chen is being polite." Li Zhouzhou said.But did not refute.

The Chen family's goods, the Chen family's delivery can still make the other party feel at ease.

Si Ma's goods can't be shipped, Li Zhouzhou wants to wait, the husband said that there is no fear of being late for a good meal, Li Zhouzhou also thinks the same way, the goods from Zhaozhou can't damage the Zhaozhou signboard.

Fu Bao knew that Dad was going to Tangzhou, so he hummed with a small face that day. Li Zhouzhou hugged Fu Bao, stroked Fu Bao's hair gently, and said, "Daddy will come back soon." of."

"Father must come back safely." Fu Bao rubbed his head against Father's neck.

Gu Zhao stopped the head with a big hand, and said solemnly: "Li Zhaoxi is right. The goods are not the most important thing. It will be a few days when you come back sooner or later. You are the most important thing."

"Father, can Fufu tonight—"

Gu Zhao pinched Fu Bao's mouth, turned into a duckling, and said mercilessly: "No. You have already gone to school, and Li Zhaoxi is a big kid if he goes to school."

"Ah." Fu Bao showed a pitiful expression.

Gu Zhao: "Your father and I will coax you to sleep, and when you fall asleep, I will personally carry you back."

"No matter how much you moan, you don't even have this."

Fu Bao put away his coquettish and pitiful expression, stuck to his father, and agreed: "Okay! Fufu wants to listen to stories, and my father will tell them."

It's getting faster.

Fu Bao has been like this since he was a child, if he can act cute and act like a spoiled child, he will do it, but if he sees that the adults have made up his mind and it is useless for him to act like a spoiled child, then he will immediately go down the slope and stop pestering him.

Be happy and happy.

Do whatever you want.

Gu Zhao felt that Fu Bao had a good temper, and he didn't feel sad and irritable because of what he couldn't get. Even if what he got was a small thing, Zhou Zhou promised Fu Bao to eat one more candy and one more snack, and he would be happy.

Contentment is always happy.

Zhou Zhou always said that Fu Bao had a lot of personality like him, but in fact, Gu Zhao saw that the optimistic and contented nature in his bones was very similar to Zhou Zhou, but the cute and coquettish appearance resembled him.

Nature matters most.

Li Zhouzhou coaxed Fu Bao to sleep, but Fu Bao was struggling to stay awake, but the night was getting thicker and darker, Fu Bao couldn't stand it anymore, rubbing his eyes, Li Zhouzhou touched the child's head, and Fu Bao fell asleep .

Seeing this, Gu Zhao chuckled lightly, and said that the little bastard was quite able to endure it.

Persist until now, he is sleepy.

"Xianggong." Li Zhouzhou said softly with reproach.

Gu Zhao gasped and slapped him: "I feel sorry for him because he sleeps late, he won't grow taller."

At such a young age, Li Zhaoxi already has very long legs.

Li Da once looked at Fu Bao who was running and playing with Wang Wang, and he was a little sad, and murmured to himself: "This kid's legs are longer than before when Zhou Zhou was a child, don't grow longer than his father. Even taller, how can I get married after this?"

It can be seen that Li Zhaoxi will be a big man with long legs in the future.

Gu Zhao hugged Fu Bao horizontally, without any clothes on, and said to his wife, "Don't come down, I'll just send him there."

"Let's go together, just wake up at night." Li Zhouzhou said.

Gu Zhao laughed, and sent off the child with Zhou Zhou, and then got up to pee at night together.

"This kid fell asleep, heavy, and he hasn't lost weight after running around all day long. His legs are long." Gu Zhao said softly.

Li Zhouzhou said: "Master, Fubao is a brother, but you are always called a boy."

"It's all the same. In the future, it will be seen that he wants to marry." Gu Zhao said that he was a little reluctant to marry, "It's better to stay at home and recruit him, but there are not many good and handsome people like me. .”

Li Zhouzhou burst out laughing.

When Gu Zhao heard this, he made trouble unreasonably, "What's the matter, could I have said something wrong? I'm not like that in Zhou Zhou's mind?"

The people of Zhaozhou City should take a good look at how Mr. Gu, who is acting resolutely and decisively outside, will be selling melons and pestering his wife to act like a baby.

"Yes, yes, no one in this world can compare to Gu Zhao." Li Zhouzhou said with a smile.

Gu Zhao: "Zhou Zhou wants to add Zhou Zhou's extremely handsome husband Gu Zhao."

"..." Li Zhouzhou couldn't help laughing, so he followed the words of his husband.

The couple joked and talked together, Fu Bao also woke up in a daze, but fell asleep again when he heard father and father's laughter, with a smile on his face.

Fubao is also very handsome Li Zhaoxi.

Fubao thought.

There was no delay, Li Zhouzhou tidied things up, and told the two bodyguards of Zhaozhou Shunyun a few days in advance, and the two bodyguards posted a notice at the door, beating the gongs and drums like Mr. Gu, saying that they were going to go. When I went to Jindu City, I asked the people in Zhaozhou City if they had any news or items to send, and they charged fees according to the size of the items...

The two bodyguards hung up notices for two days and there was no one there, so they were a little discouraged, thinking that their business is so bleak, I am afraid that they will have to do other things in ordinary times in the future——

As a result, someone came to the door on the third day.

It was Mr. Chen's second son, Chen Sanlang, who asked, "Excuse me, the two bodyguards, are they only sent to Jindu? My second sister followed her husband to the Chief Secretary of Huai'an more than ten years ago, which is adjacent to Wannan. My second brother-in-law is The magistrate of Guyuan County..."

Chen Sanlang also came here with the mentality of giving it a try.

Boss Li wanted to go out to Tangzhou, Master Gu said a few words to his father, and his father was lost in thought, because the second sister went to Guyuan under Huai'an more than ten years ago.Although Huai'an and Wannan are close to each other, Guyuan Prefecture is the farthest.

Naturally, it's not on the way, and it's not good to ask Boss Li to bring things for a trip.

There has been no letter from my second sister for ten years.

After hearing Master Gu's good luck, Chen Sanlang came to ask privately.

"The road in Guyuan County is not easy to walk, there is a mountain across it, but the mountain is not high." Chen Sanlang was afraid that the bodyguard would find it difficult to walk and would not pick up work, so he immediately said the latter.

The bodyguard smiled and said, "Although I have never been to this Guyuan prefecture, I have been to the prefecture next door, so I know where it is."

"Then you can go?" Chen Sanlang's eyes lit up.

The escort said: "The two of us are sent from Zhaozhou to Jindu—" Seeing Chen Sanlang's bright eyes darken again, he couldn't help but finish, "The other points of Shunyun are in Jindu, Wannan, and Jingli. There are all, so if I send them, I will send them to Jindu, and Jindu's Shunyun will recruit them to see if there are any letters sent to Wannan, and then send them to Wannan together, and then I will ask them to make an extra run, but the price is concerned."

"The price is naturally easy to negotiate." Chen Sanlang said.He also knew that after several rounds and long journeys, it was very hard work, and the escorts deserved the money.

"I'm afraid it will be longer in terms of time."

"I'm not afraid for a long time, as long as it can be delivered to my second sister." Chen Sanlang was really worried. In the past, when his second brother-in-law was transferred, he was afraid that the person who delivered the documents at Luyuan in Zhaozhou would forget him, so his family paid money to send him to the school. Jingli waited for the transfer, and also gave Yinzi to clear up and manage. After a year and a half, he finally got a transfer letter.

Go to Guyuan Prefecture in Huaian.

I heard that it was a letter from the Central Plains and a long way from Beijing. The second sister made it clear that there will be letters to Zhaozhou in the next four or five years, saying that she has settled down, gave birth to a daughter, and got a son. Everything is fine...

But there was no news after that.

His parents were worried, and spent a lot of money to get someone to deliver the letter, but it is unknown whether the letter was delivered or not. The messenger disappeared and did not come back. His family even came to ask him that the beggar was here.

I don't know if he died outside or what happened.

Since then, no one has picked up jobs and no one has gone.

"We try our best. If we can't deliver it, we will send it back at that time. But the money will not be refunded."

"Naturally, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Sanlang handed over the money, and there was a wooden box in his house, which contained letters and clothes made by his mother. There were 300 taels of silver bills wrapped in the clothes, and he didn't dare to put more.Who knew that the two bodyguards were going to inspect the goods, Chen Sanlang actually blushed a little at the bank notes wrapped in his clothes, as if his family didn't trust the bodyguards.

But the bodyguard was not surprised, and said: "Take oiled paper and wrap it up, and put it on top of the clothes together with the letter." The goods checked the list, wrote it, and received the money.

The goods are just a box, and if there are other things to send together, it will be cheaper. Now no one in Zhaozhou goes there, and the single car is full of Chen’s stuff, so it will be charged at 15 taels of silver for a Chief Secretary. South, here is 45 taels of silver, because it is to be sent to Huai'an, a total of 60 taels.

Chen Sanlang thought it was not expensive, so he happily handed over the money.

After that, Shun Yun and Boss Li's Zhaozhou business left Zhaozhou.

Have a safe journey.

This time Li Zhouzhou brought Wang Jian and brother Lin with him, and said, "I need you for some things. If it goes well, let's rent a boat from Tangzhou and go to Zhejiang and Zhejiang."

He wanted to see the dyeing and weaving methods of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, and see if he could spend a lot of money to learn them.

Brother Lin heard that it was useful to get him, and immediately agreed with a soft face, and went back to have dinner with Brother Wang Jian at night, and his little slapped face was full of curiosity and fear of the outside world, " How is it outside? Are people scary?"

"Outsiders, they have four eyes and three arms."

"what?"

Brother Lin was stunned, and it took a while to realize, "Brother Wang Jian is lying."

"You know how to deceive people, so that's right. People in Zhaozhou City look like people outside, and they're not three-headed and six-armed monsters. I'm afraid." Wang Jian looked at Brother Lin's face for a long time, and said, "But You still have to dress up, and I will teach you when the time comes."

Ever since Wang Jian named himself this name, he has become more mature and stable.

Brother Lin nodded in confusion.

When he set off, he was wearing dark cloth clothes like Wang Jian's elder brother. He wrapped his head and face with a large cotton scarf, and his exposed skin was painted with charcoal black.

"That's right, if you meet strangers staring at you outside with malicious intentions, you should look back, otherwise you can come to me, follow me closely, don't say what you don't want to say, if anyone talks about it If you make a nasty joke, then you will tell the boss with a cold face."

These are all things that Wang Jian has experienced.

The people in the team somewhat despised him as a little brother, and said some nonsensical words, not knowing why there was no hair on his mouth——

Wang Jian stared back viciously, and said that he would sue the boss. Those who said these words and watched the excitement were immediately scared. When he returned to Zhaozhou City safely, Wang Jian told the boss.The boss asked him why he didn't say it at the time.

"I'm afraid these people will retaliate against us, so what's the point of just saying a few words." Wang Jian said.

The first time he went there, Wang Jian was verbally harassed, but behind his back, he made more arrangements for Boss Li. Of course, he didn't say obscene words, but contemptuous words.But when it came to the second time, not many people talked about it.

Although Li Zhouzhou also kicked out those who had harassed Wang Jian and did not take them with him anymore, what's more, if this business didn't take the lead from Li Zhouzhou, it would not be possible to sell at a good price and go smoothly.

As for Wang Jian, he recruited people to handle errands, bought things, and dealt with people. He did a great job, even better than those who were older in Zhaozhou. Naturally, some people were convinced.

If you go out for the third time, you will have more experience and it will be easier to go.

Brother Lin didn't get harassed at all, Mu Mu went to school, this time he didn't bring it with him, and the boss didn't have any servants to serve others, how could he be so coquettish and bring a nanny?

Sitting on the frame with elder brother Wang Jian, watching elder brother Wang Jian drive the car.

"When I return to Zhaozhou, I will teach you how to ride a horse," Wang Jian said.

"it is good."

Brother Lin looked ahead, the boss was riding a horse, and there were two attendants beside him. He had seen them before, and they were all by Mr. Gu's side. One was the boss's cousin named Su Shiyi. Brother Jian took good care of him, and the other one was the cold-faced Meng Jianyun.

He is very rude and doesn't like to talk.

But how good people are riding horses.

Brother Lin also wants to ride a horse, and when he comes out in the future, he will ride a horse instead of a car.

First went to Jindu for repairs, the bodyguard changed to the other two, and then set off for Tangzhou. Brother Lin has grown up, this is the first time he has traveled far, and it is also the first time that no one is around to serve him, and he has done everything by himself. At home, I wash and wash diligently every day. Now I don’t wash my face for two or three days, and I just rinse my mouth and brush my teeth.

Brother Lin naturally felt uncomfortable, but the boss was like this, brother Wang Jian was like this, everyone was like this, so he endured it.

"Be patient, it's time to arrive in four days." Wang Jian said.

There are still four days...

But really boiled and waited until it was a blink of an eye.

The gate of Tangzhou city is magnificent.

The identity was checked at the gate of the city, but the bodyguards did not enter the city, so they cupped their hands and said, "Boss Li has invited us, and the two of us are going to deliver letters to Wannan Prefecture, so we won't go in."

"Success, you two have a smooth journey." Li Zhouzhou also cupped his hands.

The money given by their caravan was two and a half chief secretary's money, so they didn't need it when they went back.All the way into the city gate is smooth.

"arrive!"

Someone shouted ahead.

Brother Lin jumped off the carriage frame like Brother Wang Jian did, and saw the plaque on the gate of the house two feet away——Li Zhai of Zhaozhou Commercial Bank.

"It's finally here. Brother Lin will let you wash it first." Wang Jian also had a relaxed smile on his face.

Knocked on the door, and soon the door opened in response. Seeing someone coming, the Tang family, husband and wife, and mother-in-law started to work, heating hot water and making meals.In the front yard, the guards were unloading goods and moving things. Li Zhouzhou looked around and saw that the living room was cleaned, the tables were spotless, the Datong shop was built, the bedding had been dried, and there was still the smell of sunlight.

The sister-in-law of the Tang family has a bright personality. When she met her fourth brother, she said, "It's just a coincidence that the fourth boss is in charge. It was a good day two days ago. I took out all the bedding and dried them in the sun and dusted them. I'll wait for you to wash and change your clothes. I'm taking it to wash."

"Hey, thank you sister-in-law." Wang Jian was also happy, and said, "I have a big name now, and my name is Wang Jian."

The sister-in-law of the Tang family was taken aback for a moment, and then happily said: "This name is good. It sounds like you won't be bullied." They went to their homes, and they didn't even have a name to the outside world.

Also useless.

According to the men's surnames, Wang's, Tang's, and Li's.

Wang Jian is a good name.Mrs. Tang changed her name to Wang in charge.

Li Zhouzhou had just arrived in Tangzhou, washed up, rested and settled down, and sent someone to deliver greetings to the Zhizhou Mansion. As soon as he left, the housekeeper of the Zhizhou Mansion came to the door in person, which showed that he was well-informed.

"It's hopeful, it's almost the end of April, I'm afraid there will be an accident on your way." The housekeeper inevitably rambled a few words.

Li Zhouzhou said with a gentle face after hearing this, "I've been waiting for a long time."

"It's fine if you come, it's not a delay." The housekeeper said, if it's not early today, please ask the other party to bring the goods to the mansion tomorrow.

In fact, it doesn't delay things, there is still a month and a half before the fifth young lady gets married, but we know that the daughter of the prostitute in the state mansion is married to the son of a high-ranking official from the second Zhejiang Cong and the third rank, so can he be in a hurry? Naturally, it should be done early. Yes, feel at ease.

Boss Chen's son, Chen Dalang, and his fourth brother, Chen Silang, and other housekeepers left, and they became anxious and worried at first.

I don't know if their dowry won the favor of the lady of the state capital.

Don't make a trip for nothing.

The two brothers were anxious and worried. Seeing Boss Li's stability, they couldn't help but admire him even more. Why isn't Boss Li worried?

"The two of you are showing your emotions. Even if the best things are sent, the prefects see you two impetuous, and they haven't opened the box yet. Let's look down on your goods first." Li Zhouzhou said to the two of them. .

Those who serve people in the government's mansion have vicious eyes.

The higher the official position, the more capable the servants in the mansion are in judging people's abilities. They know who can win the most, who can be fooled and who can underestimate them.Naturally, there are also those who are confused and unstingy, and this is a minority.

The two brothers of the Chen family were educated, bowed to each other, and calmed down.Even in disguise.

Early the next morning, Li Zhouzhou changed into new clothes and took the motorcade to Zhizhou Prefecture.After waiting for about two cups of tea, the steward of the inner courtyard came to invite him, and moved to the side hall, where Mrs. Zhizhou, Miss Wu and several other women were waiting.

Naturally, the magistrate didn't have to introduce who was present to a businessman, so he just moved away from the box.Because the brothers of the Chen family were men, they were not allowed to enter the inner courtyard, so Li Zhouzhou could only enter with the Chen family's box.

Naturally, the glass was opened first, and there are two big boxes in total—mainly for packaging, box-in-box, from wood to lacquering, painting and carving, all are master craftsmen.

"Miss Madam, please take a look. This is a box of golden glazed beads, with 36 small beads and 26 large beads. It means that everything is going well, Miss."

Those glazed beads are crystal clear, with gold powder sprinkled inside, each one is polished smooth, with small holes in the middle, they can be strung together to make bracelets, necklaces, or mixed together, what color of thread is used, what to make, depends on Know the preferences of Miss Zhoufu.

Even if you hold it in your hand and play with it.

"This is a set of colored glaze boxes." Li Zhouzhou opened the second box, and arranged three sizes of colored glaze boxes side by side at a time. They were made in the shape of short pumpkins and covered with a glazed lid. The patterns were round and lovely. .

Miss Wu immediately fell in love with the youngest one, she held it in her hand and played with it, saying: "This donut box is just right for small pearls."

You can put anything you want, three sizes, necklaces, earrings, bracelets,

"It's two mirrors."

Isn't it glass products?Why is there a mirror?

After opening it, everyone was surprised. Why is the mirror so clear?The small mirror is as big as a woman's palm, with an oval shape and embossed patterns.

Fifth Miss held it in her hand, and looked at herself in the mirror again and again.

So she looks like this?

I couldn't see clearly in the bronze mirror before.

This mirror is fun and it looks real. When she came here in a hurry, she didn't even apply makeup on her lips, so she pursed her lips quietly and laughed.

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Bug catching and small details repaired

When Miss Wu was young, she liked to look at the glazed mirror, but when she was middle-aged, she replaced it with a bronze mirror. Later, her second mother was very slim, and she saw that this mirror was very fond of it, so she begged for it.

Aniang, I used to look like this, and I look pretty good.

Fifth Miss thought of seeing this mirror for the first time, and she did the same.